SP581/582/583
Patterson
SP581/582/583: PRACTICUM IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION. Elizabeth Patterson.
DESCRIPTION:
- A practicum course covering the application of the concepts of
spiritual direction to field settings.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- This course will serve to enhance the skills and understandings of
the practice of spiritual direction at an introductory level.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The practicum will meet weekly for a nine-month period, for
specific training and practice in the basic skills of spiritual direction.
During the first quarter it will meet in conjunction with SP501, The Spiritual
Life. The next two quarters will meet as arranged by participants. Some weeks
will be in smaller group meetings which practice the assigned skills, while
others will be full class meetings which will focus on a specific topic and
task.
REQUIRED READING:
- Barry, William. The Practice of Spiritual Direction. Harper,
n.d.
- Guenther, Margaret. Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction.
Cowley Publications, 1992.
- Jones, Alan W. Exploring Spiritual Direction: An Essay on Christian
Friendship. HarperCollins, 1995. (Out of Print.)
- Handouts.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Course attendance is required.
- Weekly reading as assigned.
- Completion and self-evaluation reports for all practicum experiences;
approximately five papers each quarter.
PREREQUISITES:
- Students must be accepted into the Spirituality/Spiritual Direction
concentration.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets concentration requirement for Spirituality/Spiritual
Direction concentration of M.A. and M.Div (SP581 = 1 unit; SP582 = 1 unit;
SP583 = 2 units).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.